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Torres-Garcia constructs his sculptures from humble objects

The first things you notice when you enter the Joaquin Torres-Garcia exhibit at the San Diego Museum of Art are some whimsical children’s toys made of wood. Those toys were the prototype for more elaborate wood sculptures, known as “maderas,” which would mark the Uruguayan artist as one of the pioneers of abstract expressionism

Serra Museum reopens to public

Posted: February 22nd, 2010 | Arts & Entertainment, Museums, Old Town | 1 Comment

By Ron James

SDUN Editor-in-Chief

Two California history venues in Old Town have re-opened to the public.

Presidio Park’s Junipero Serra Museum, which was closed to the general public for more than a year, is now open on weekends. Meanwhile, the newly refurbished Mormon Battalion Historic Site began accepting visitors last month.